Comments on: Now Here’s A Democratic Unity Ticket Fer Ya

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:44:48 +0000

Rudi,

The Repubicans in states like Mass and Maryland have tried the modreate Republican, Democratic lite strategy. All of those attempts have failed miserably. Look at Chaffe in Rhode Island. Did being moderate help him? No. but it hurt other Republicans.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:37:02 +0000

It's not moderate Republicans that are losing to moderate conservative Democrats, it's Republicans like Gordon Smith. The Republicans are becoming more partisan and Right Wing, not moderate with each loss. While the Democrats have Webb and Schuler, the Republicans lose three special elections.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:47:34 +0000

Happysurge,

It has to do with way the primaries were structure and the overall weakness of the Republican Party. McCain won in blue states in winner take all Republican Primaries. His main opponents all had serious flaws.

So now the Republicans are stuck with a candidate who is totally unfit to be president and continues trends that have damanged conservative issues.

However, Hagel is an open borders, unlimited immigration advocate. Any Republican who supports a policy that will make limited government impossible is too stupid to be dog catcher let alone vice president.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:47:08 +0000

You might as well ask, why worry about unity period? The point is, unity should trump division just as country should trump party, etc. I think the choice of Hagel for VP would be at least a step in that direction. In an era of rapidly escalating, and larger problems on the horizon, I don't see how we can afford the same disdain for unity we've witnessed in the past. Besides, I like Hagel's sense of humor.

By: pico13

pico13 — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:44:46 +0000

True, putting Hagel on the ticket wouldn't win over any Republicans, but it COULD take a bite out of a portion of the moderate, independent voters that would otherwise be more attracted to McCain. Furthermore, it would put some substance behind Obama's claim that his presidency would embrace a “post-partisan” political atmosphere and work with Republicans rather than following in the divide and conquer mold of the Bush administration. I just wonder if Hagel would be willing to put himself through the rancorous attacks from his own party that would result. It would make the Democrats' disgust and enmity for Lieberman look tame by comparison.

By: HappySurge

HappySurge — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:39:25 +0000

Well, not really SD. The point is to attract moderate Republicans, and Chuck Hagel is a sort-of, you could say, because of the Iraq war, kind of, sometime, moderate for a Republican guy, so he would appeal to them…

But that is a good point in the way it is a bad point.

Why did the Republicans nominate someone so despised by their own party?

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:14:27 +0000

Why worry about an unity ticket. The Republicans are in the middle of a total collapse and could be irrelevant to politics as early as January 2009. Why aid them? If the Democratic Party would just stay patient, the only political party will be the Democratic Party.

Why would Obama nominate someone who is so dispised in his own political party. It is hard to find an issue where the rank and file Republicans would agree with Senator Hagel.

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